Release notes for Office for Mac

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Office for Mac that comes with an Office 365 subscription is updated on a regular basis to provide new features, security updates, and non-security updates.

Updates are available from Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU). To use Microsoft AutoUpdate, start an Office application, such as Word, and then choose Help > Check for Updates. If you're an admin and want to update the computers in your organization with your existing software deployment tools, you can download and deploy the update packages for each application.

Starting with the 16.17 release in September 2018, these release notes also apply to Office 2019 for Mac, which is a version of Office for Mac that’s available as a one-time purchase from a retail store or through a volume licensing agreement. But, some features listed in the release notes are only available if you have an Office 365 subscription.

The release notes for version 16.16 and earlier also apply to Office 2016 for Mac, which is also a version of Office for Mac that’s available as a one-time purchase. Older versions up to and including 16.16 can be activated with an Office 2016 for Mac volume license. You can’t activate version 16.17 or later with an Office 2016 for Mac volume license. For information about Office 2016 for Mac releases from September onward, see Release notes for Office 2016 for Mac.

Download links are only provided for the most recent releases.

Microsoft AutoUpdate provides updates to various Mac products from Microsoft. Therefore, you might receive a notification to update Microsoft AutoUpdate even if you're not running Office for Mac.

We often roll out features (and sometimes even fixes) to Monthly channel over a period of time. This allows us to ensure that things are working smoothly before releasing the feature to a wider audience. So, if you don’t see something described below, don't worry you'll get it eventually. Learn more

May 2019 release

Release Date: May 14, 2019

Version 16.25 (Build 19051201)

This release provides the following updates:

Application

Update

Security updates

Download link for update package

Word

See your email attachments: Your email attachments are now available in the Shared tab.

Improved security for Google accounts: Security improvements mean that you no longer need to allow access to "less secure apps" or set an app password in order to add your Google Account to Outlook. Learn more

Scheduling Skype meetings: Delegates can now schedule Skype for Business Online meetings on behalf of principals using principals' email addresses. (Skype for Business Online only. This will be enabled for Skype for Business Server 2015 in a future server update.)

Improved error handling when editing and deleting server rules. Server rules containing errors are now highlighted when first displayed in the rules list.

Fix an issue, where if the default time zone for your computer observes daylight saving time (DST) and Week view is selected, you may see that all events are shifted by one hour on the calendar grid on the week when DST starts.

February 2018 release

Precision selecting: Ever selected too many cells or the wrong ones? You can now deselect extraneous cells without having to start over. Learn more

Slice and dice your table data: You loved slicers for PivotTables. You can now use them in tables too to see exactly what filters you have applied. Learn more

PowerPoint

Shine the light on what matters: Grab the new highlighter to flag important information. Learn more

Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.16

Fix an issue with UpdateCache failover to the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN).

January 2018 release

Release Date: January 26, 2018

Version 16.9.1 (Build 18012504)

This release addresses compatibility issues in Word and PowerPoint with some third-party fonts or in mixed-language environments.

Release Date: January 18, 2018

Version 16.9.0 (Build 18011602)

This release provides the following updates.

Application

Features updates

Security updates

Word

Edit with others in real time: Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is working with you in a shared document. Flag icons show where others are working and you can view changes as they type. Learn more

We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others' updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions. Learn more

Quickly access your sites and groups: Quickly find presentations stored in your frequently used sites and groups in the Open menu.

Collaborative editing: Work with others at the same time in your workbook. Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is viewing or editing the file with you. Learn more

We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others' updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions. Learn more

More charts: Use new charts, such as funnel, sunburst and histogram, to transform your data into professional visualizations, or use the new Map chart type to transform geographic data into a map with just a few steps.

Edit with others in real time: Thumbnails in the upper-right corner of the window show who else is working with you in a shared document. Flag icons show where others are working and you can view changes as they type. Learn more

We save for you! Changes are saved automatically for documents, worksheets, and presentations stored in the cloud, and you can see others' updates in seconds. Need to roll back? Check the version history for a list of changes and access to earlier versions. Learn more

See what's changed: Slides that have been modified by others while you were away are highlighted. Learn more

A quick start to your research: Starting from scratch is hard. QuickStarter automatically creates an outline for your topic of choice with suggested talking points and designs that make your presentation pop. Learn more

Trim media: Remove unwanted content from the beginning or end of an audio or video clip. Learn more

Quickly access your sites and groups: Quickly find presentations stored in your frequently used sites and groups in the Open menu.

Laser pointer in Slide Show: Use your mouse as a laser pointer to draw attention to certain parts of your slide.

Outlook

Archive or delete with just one swipe: Save time organizing your Inbox by swiping left with two fingers across the touchpad to archive an email or swiping right to delete it.

Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it's malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. Learn more

Excel

Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it's malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. Learn more

PowerPoint

Safe links: When a user clicks on a link, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) inspects the link to see if it's malicious. If the link is deemed malicious, the user is redirected to a warning page instead of the original target URL. Learn more

July 2017 release

Release Date: July 21, 2017

Version 15.36.1 (Build 17072101)

This release fixes an issue with Outlook keeping group messages up to date.

Release Date: July 11, 2017

Version 15.36.0 (Build 17070201)

This release provides the following updates.

Application

Feature updates

Security updates

Excel

Pictures in headers and footers: Customize your printed workbooks by adding images to headers and footers.

Outlook

Send email on your schedule: Delay the delivery of a message or choose when it will be sent. Learn more

All your favorite folders in one place: Create shortcuts to all the folders you use regularly. All shortcuts are listed in Favorites at the top of your Sidebar. Learn more

Important: If you updated to Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.9.0, and you have your AutoUpdate settings set to "Automatically Check," then you will need to manually update to Microsoft AutoUpdate 3.9.1 by using either of the following methods:

- Go to Help > Check for Updates, and then choose Check for Updates.

- Go to Help > Check for Updates, and then select Automatically Download and Install.

April 2017 release

Release Date: April 11, 2017

Version 15.33.0 (Build 17040900)

This release provides the following updates.

Application

Feature updates

Microsoft AutoUpdate

- Support for Suite Delta Updates, which will reduce the monthly update size by 50%.

- Support for MAU self-updates, where MAU can update itself without requiring admin credentials.